Kaydon Castro ran for 177 yards and two touchdowns, but Rockwall fell 56-37 to Prosper in its season opener Friday, Aug. 28.
The Yellowjackets trailed the No. 8-ranked Eagles 35-16 in the second quarter at Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium before mounting a 15-0 run, according to the Rockwall County Herald-Banner. Rockwall recovered an onside kick during the surge, and quarterback Collins Jones found Ryan Wiley for a 39-yard touchdown with 2:33 left in the half to pull within 35-31.
That momentum didn't last.
Prosper quarterback Tyler Albert hit Marcus McCoy for a 28-yard score with 44 seconds remaining before halftime, pushing the lead back to 42-31. Albert finished with 250 passing yards and five touchdowns. McCoy caught five passes for 110 yards and three scores.
Castro carried the ball 24 times, breaking free for a 44-yard touchdown in the first quarter and adding a 1-yard score in the third. Jones completed 11 of 24 passes for 187 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 15 yards and another score.
Wiley hauled in four catches for 73 yards and both of Rockwall's receiving touchdowns, including a 3-yard grab in the second quarter. Alijha Deloache contributed 78 yards on 17 carries. Cannon Johnson, Brayden Puffer and Logan Shouse combined for five receptions and 105 yards.
A pivotal sequence came in the third quarter when Rockwall drove to the Prosper goal line but had a pass intercepted in the end zone. Prosper running back Hudson Bowman, who finished with 160 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries, scored on a 14-yard run on the ensuing drive to stretch the lead.
The loss drops Rockwall to 0-1 after a 4-6 finish in 2025. Prosper, which went 11-2 last season, opens at 1-0. Both teams entered the game ranked in the SportsDayHS Dallas-Fort Worth poll, with Prosper at No. 8 and Rockwall at No. 20.
Head coach Trey Brooks' squad travels to Dallas Jesuit on Friday, Sept. 4, at 7 p.m. The Rangers lost their own opener 52-24 to Sachse on Aug. 28. Jesuit head coach Brandon Hickman told People Newspapers after that loss, "We can't do that to play a good Rockwall team next week."
